Results 18,121-18,140 of 24,567 for speaker:Róisín Shortall
- Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2010: Order for Report Stage (14 Dec 2010)
Róisín Shortall: I doubt that it has been done before like this.
- Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No.2) Bill 2010: Motion to Recommit (14 Dec 2010)
Róisín Shortall: We have already voiced our concern about how we have been treated. This is a sloppy way of dealing with legislation. The material read out by the Acting Chairman earlier related to proposed amendments to amendments. We were not even shown the courtesy of having these changes circulated to us in writing. It makes a laughing stock of the efforts of this House to deal with legislation. It...
- Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2010: Report Stage (14 Dec 2010)
Róisín Shortall: I have had a chance to read the Minister's brief, which has just been circulated. I am a little surprised because I understood an opportunity would be provided for pension trustees to purchase Irish sovereign bonds. The Minister's brief says trustees of pension schemes will be given an option to buy sovereign annuities issued by EU member states. I am trying to figure out the implications...
- Order of Business (14 Dec 2010)
Róisín Shortall: It is not agreed. As Deputy Gilmore said, we received 30 pages of Report Stage amendments to the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill, which were circulated at 10.40 last night. Members have not had an opportunity to consider them. The amendments contain four major new policy initiatives about which we were not given notice, including a proposal for a sovereign annuity...
- Order of Business (14 Dec 2010)
Róisín Shortall: The Government is showing complete disregard to Members. It is not possible for us to get a briefing in time to deal with these proposals adequately. Will the Taoiseach show more regard for Members and for the major legislation he proposes to ram through today?
- Order of Business (14 Dec 2010)
Róisín Shortall: I did not hear anything about that.
- Order of Business (14 Dec 2010)
Róisín Shortall: What is the Taoiseach going to do now? Will he produce a briefing for us?
- Order of Business (14 Dec 2010)
Róisín Shortall: What is the Taoiseach undertaking to do?
- Order of Business (14 Dec 2010)
Róisín Shortall: The debate is about to start. What exactly is the Taoiseach undertaking to do?
- Order of Business (14 Dec 2010)
Róisín Shortall: Do not be sulking now. What does he propose to do?
- Order of Business (14 Dec 2010)
Róisín Shortall: It is not.
- Order of Business (14 Dec 2010)
Róisín Shortall: We oppose it for the reasons I have stated. There are 34 amendments tabled and the likelihood is that we will get to debate a handful of them in the time allowed. That is unacceptable given the scope of some of the new proposals which we only saw this morning. There is no justification for the guillotine and the Labour Party opposes it.
- Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2010: Instruction to Committee (14 Dec 2010)
Róisín Shortall: In reality, a Cheann Comhairle, if the Minister had any respect for the House, he would circulate his speech. We have been bounced into this without any information or briefing. It is simply no way to do business. I agree with Deputy Ring that we need the speech circulated before the Minister proceeds.
- Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2010: Instruction to Committee (14 Dec 2010)
Róisín Shortall: This is essentially a Second Stage speech, so we are entitled to a copy of the Minister's speech.
- Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2010: Instruction to Committee (14 Dec 2010)
Róisín Shortall: This motion to instruct committee is a rarely used procedure and is essentially a Second Stage speech. Will the Ceann Comhairle verify if this is the case?
- Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2010: Instruction to Committee (14 Dec 2010)
Róisín Shortall: Yes, but there are four proposals that the Minister has not spoken on before.
- Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2010: Instruction to Committee (14 Dec 2010)
Róisín Shortall: A Cheann Comhairle, it is unfair to claim there is a time limit. You allowed this tight time limit which does not allow Members to read the amendments before they are taken or allow for the circulation of explanatory notes on them.
- Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2010: Instruction to Committee (14 Dec 2010)
Róisín Shortall: Procedurally it is extremely inept to say the least as well as disrespectful.
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Dec 2010)
Róisín Shortall: Is Deputy Gogarty following all that?
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Dec 2010)
Róisín Shortall: He is following all that.